Shane Williamson, currently an Associate Professor, has been appointed Director of the University of Toronto Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design Master of Architecture Program, effective starting July 1, 2017. 

Williamson is known for his built, projected, and speculative work, much of which involves using advanced digital tools as the means to “critically engage/transform traditional modes of construction and tectonic expression,” states the press release. “His work seeks to situate digital fabrication and wood construction in a broader cultural context and link theories of design and technology to sustainable building strategies.”

Williamson is also the Principal of Williamson Williamson Inc., a Toronto -based studio that does work across a variety of scales, from furniture design to master planning.

“Williamson brings with him his interest in our Master of Architecture program’s relationship to the City of Toronto and the broader profession, and his focus on the nexus between architecture, urbanism, and digital (and traditional) modes of representation and fabrication,” states the Daniels Faculty press release.